Paying Bills At The End Of The World
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[Verso 1]
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
No one told the birds the world was ending
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
So they keep singing like it's spring
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
I walk with Colin after dinner
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
We split a coke and watch the sunset do its thing
[Verso 2]
Am D
The church around the corner is having service on the lawn
Em Cadd9
And drawing pictures on the pavement in pastel sidewalk chalk
Am D
Of doves and palms and cartoon Jesus dying on the cross
Cadd9 Cm
I say he must be running late and we sorta laugh it off
G D Cadd9
I've been having that dream where I'm dying again
G D Cadd9
The one where I get sick and we can't afford it
G D Cadd9
I've been walking around here with no health insurance
G D Cadd9
And we can barely keep the lights on as it is
Instrumental
| G | G | Cadd9 | Cadd9 |
| G | G | Cadd9 | Cadd9 |
[Verso 3]
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
Start the truck, I named her Chelsea
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
I'm up and out before the sun
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
A pack of smokes, gas station coffee
G Cadd9 Dadd4/C Cadd9
That tastes like shit and doesn't even wake me up
[Verso 4]
Am D
Some guy I knew from high school got me a job here with his dad
Em Cadd9
So now I install garage doors on the south shore while it lasts
Am D
And my skin looks like a minefield, the mosquitos got me bad
Cadd9 Cm
But I'm happy for the work, that's where I saw Sam
Gadd11 Gadd9
"I thought that you got out of here in high school
Am C
I can't believe that you came back"
Gadd11 Gadd9
You said, "We should get a drink soon
Am C
I'll catch you up on all of that"
Am C
I said, "I get paid on Fridays, meet me down at Jack's"
G D Cadd9
I've been having that dream where I'm dying again
G D Cadd9
The one where I get sick and we can't afford it
G D Cadd9
I've been walking around here with no health insurance
G D Cadd9
And we can barely keep the lights on as it is
Outro
G
I've been having that dream where I'm dying again
N.C.
The one where I get sick and we can't afford it
How to play Paying Bills At The End Of The World
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